Tech Corporal Claude Oliver Davis: An Unsung American Hero
Tweet Written on behalf of Claude Davis by Lyle Hicks The threat of war in the early ’40s made every young man fear entering the service. I got my notice and went to Portland for a physical, but I...
View ArticleThe Decision that Made LadyDice an Up-and-Coming Hip Hop Star
Tweet A few short years ago, singer LadyDice, weighed 275 pounds, had never written a song, and suffered from debilitating stage fright. It took an honest, painful look inside herself to break through...
View ArticleMeet Pauline, a Total Bad Ass Who Doesn’t Realize She’s Awesome
Tweet I meet amazing people to write about for this blog in the most unlikely places. The funny thing is, heroes think they’re normal. Nothing special. Talking people into letting me tell their stories...
View ArticleMeet Jayne, Whose Son Saved Her Life, and Running Saved Her Marriage
Tweet Jayne Rodosevich grew up in Ridgecrest, California, a small town in the Mojave Desert – mostly on her own. Her dad, a chemical engineer for Searles Valley Minerals, worked a lot of hours, and her...
View ArticleToo Much Coincidence Not to be Part of the Cosmic Plan
Tweet By Trish Wilkinson In the face of academic demands ratcheting higher, stressing out children and their parents, seven years ago, I set out to write Grade by Grade: How to Raise Smart, Happy Kids,...
View Article“If It Bleeds, It Leads”—One Woman’s Recovery from Tragedy
Tweet By Constance Gilbert Tragedies make headlines and the TV news. If it bleeds, it leads—as if the violence and travesties, to which we’ve become so desensitized, don’t happen to real people. But...
View ArticleMeet Jack Molan, A Sea Captain Who’s Seen it All!
Tweet Have you heard of “The Deadliest Catch” TV show, where fishing crews risk their lives in angry seas to bring fish to our tables? Captain Jack Molan wasn’t on the show, but he’s been captain of...
View ArticleCHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF RAISING A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD
Tweet by Eva Gremmert Our son Nick has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a rare form of epilepsy that comes with seizures as well as cognitive impairment and developmental delays. He lives with his dad...
View ArticleGetting Past the Grief that Led to Addiction
Tweet By Charles Watson on behalf of a staff member at Sunshine Behavioral Health. Special thanks for her sharing in the hope of offering encouragement to others. It isn’t uncommon for people to lose...
View ArticleRobert D. Maxwell: The Oldest Living Recipient of the Congressional Medal of...
Tweet At age 95, Robert Maxwell is the oldest living recipient of the United States Congressional Medal of Honor, and one of the most humble people I’ve ever met. I had the pleasure to meet him at a...
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